April 7, 2006
Grey Hautaluoma/Erica Hupp
Headquarters, Washington
(202) 358-0668/1237
Randall Kremer
National Museum of Natural History, Washington
(202) 633-0817
MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-061
NASA ANNOUNCES MEDIA OPENING OF SMITHSONIAN EARTH SCIENCE EXHIBITS
NASA invites the media to a preview of two major new exhibits on the
Earth's changing climate Tuesday, April 11 at the Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History. Reporters should arrive at the
museum's National Mall entrance by 10:00 a.m. EDT. They will be
escorted to the preview. The exhibits, which open to the public April
15, feature scientific data from NASA and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
WHAT:
A media-only advance viewing of two new exhibits, "Atmosphere: Change
in the Air" and "Arctic: A Friend Acting Strangely"
WHERE:
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington
10th and Constitution Ave., NW
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 10:00 a.m. to noon EDT
WHO:
Phil DeCola, NASA program scientist
Ernie Hilsenrath, NASA program scientist
Kathy Crane, NOAA oceanographer
In addition to viewing the exhibits, reporters will be able to talk
with program scientists from NASA and NOAA. For more information
about the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, visit:
http://www.mnh.si.edu/
For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home
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